Hillcrest Faculty & Staff

Upper School

Jonathan Clark
Music Director, Musical Director
jclark@ffhillcrest.org

Steve Doering
Math, Business, Finance
sdoering@ffhillcrest.org

Kim Draxten
6th Grade Paraprofessional
kdraxten@ffhillcrest.org

Michele Foss
Upper School Academic Dean, Literature, Social Studies
mfoss@ffhillcrest.org

Lauren Frobish
Middle School Academic Dean, Latin
lfrobish@ffhillcrest.org

Marcos Holzner
Foreign Language, Online Learning Lab, Knowledge Bowl Coach
mholzner@ffhillcrest.org

Jenn Heikes
Main Office Coordinator, Key Club Advisor
office@ffhillcrest.org

Shannon Holm
6th Grade
sholm@ffhillcrest.org

Armin Jahr
STEM, Bible
ajahr@ffhillcrest.org

Emily Nash
Upper School Librarian
enash@ffhillcrest.org

Angela Paulson
School Counselor, NHS Advisor
apaulson@ffhillcrest.org

Gregg Preston
History, Social Studies, Bible
gpreston@ffhillcrest.org

Gaylen Peterson
Art, Computer & Media, Student Council Advisor
gpeterson@ffhillcrest.org

Magen Riestenberg
Science
mriestenberg@ffhillcrest.org

Elizabeth Smith
Advanced Mathematics
esmith@ffhillcrest.org

Andrew Stender
Instructor, Paraprofessional, Resident Life Study Hall
astender@ffhillcrest.org

Steve Undseth
English, Bible
sundseth@ffhillcrest.org

Dawn Synstelien
Student Relations Coordinator
dsynstelien@ffhillcrest.org

Renee Carter
Composition, Rhetoric
rcarter@ffhillcrest.org

Steven Carter
Literature, Social Studies
scarter@ffhillcrest.org

Katie Fiskness
Science
kfiskness@ffhillcrest.org

Miriam Fromm
6th Grade
mfromm@ffhillcrest.org

Amy Garvin
Latin
agarvin@ffhillcrest.org

Tony Rogness
Literature, Economics, History
trogness@ffhillcrest.org

Resident Life Staff

Silvio Diniz
Resident Life Lead - Boys
sdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

John Vall
Resident Life Assistant
jvall@ffhillcrest.org

Sarah Ferenczy
Resident Life Assistant
sferenczy@ffhillcrest.org

Jeremy Forrester
Resident Life Assistant
jforrester@ffhillcrest.org

Karina Larson
Resident Life Lead -Girls
klarson@ffhillcrest.org

Nancy Stender
Resident Life Assistant
nstender@ffhillcrest.org

Augusta Vall
Resident Life Assistant
avall@ffhillcrest.org

Lower School

Deidre Bjornlie
Kindergarten
dbjornlie@ffhillcrest.org

Jenny Carlson
4th Grade
jcarlson@ffhillcrest.org

Conner Christenson
Paraprofessional, Comet Kids Program Assistant
cchristenson@ffhillcrest.org

Joanna Diniz
5th Grade
jdiniz@ffhillcrest.org

Ashton Fuhs
3rd Grade
afuhs@ffhillcrest.org

Katie Gold
Prekindergarten
kgold@ffhillcrest.org

Amy Hosch
2nd Grade
ahosch@ffhillcrest.org

Jess Knutson
Athletic Director
jknutson@ffhillcrest.org

Sue Moore
1st Grade
smoore@ffhillcrest.org

Misty Redlin
Music, Comet Kids Program Director
mredlin@ffhillcrest.org

Heidi Retzlaff
Physical Education
hretzlaff@ffhillcrest.org

Celeste Schultz
Main Office Coordinator
cschultz@ffhillcrest.org

Diane Selvig
1st Grade
dselvig@ffhilllcrest.org

Autumn Stanley
Art, Paraprofessional
astanley@ffhillcrest.org

Julie Stender
Lower School Academic Dean
jstender@ffhillcrest.org

Rachael Vestol
Paraprofessional, Preschool Coordinator
rvestol@ffhillcrest.org

Taegan Crabtree
Paraprofessional
tcrabtree@ffhillcrest.org

Jonah Gontarek
Paraprofessional
jgontarek@ffhillcrest.org

Mikenna Strom
Preschool
mstrom@ffhillcrest.org

Administrative & Support Staff

Brad Hoganson
President
bhoganson@ffhillcrest.org

Larissa Campbell
CFO & Operations Manager
lcampbell@ffhillcrest.org

Jeff Isaac
Head of School
jisaac@ffhillcrest.org

Carrie Bjorndahl
Alumni Relations Coordinator
cbjorndahl@ffhillcrest.org

Wayne Stender

Advancement, Marketing

wstender@ffhillcrest.org

Hannah Clark
Executive Assistant
hclark@ffhillcrest.org

Chris Elliott
IT Coordinator
celliott@ffhillcrest.org

Mikayla Genereux
Admissions and Enrollment Coordinator
mgenereux@ffhillcrest.org

Jaylene Lacey
Registrar, Yearbook Advisor
jlacey@ffhillcrest.org

Ben Heikes
Maintenance Technician
bheikes@ffhillcrest.org

Noelle Mickelsen
Library Coordinator
nmickelsen@ffhillcrest.org

Byron Miller
Maintenance Supervisor
bmiller@ffhillcrest.org

Sharlene Schmidt
Finance Administrative Assistant
sschmidt@ffhillcrest.org

Becky Selvig
Graphic Designer
bselvig@ffhillcrest.org

Jason Walkup
IT Coordinator
jwalkup@ffhillcrest.org

Board Members

Jeffrey Langness '92 | Chair
Moorhead, MN

Lonnie Ballweg | Vice Chair
Fergus Falls, MN

Rev. Nick Mundis '84 | Secretary
Eden Prairie, MN

Kristina Barkey '81
Succasunna, NJ

Matthew Brue '00
Mount Pleasant, SC

Meghan Heggland ‘97
East Hartland, CT

Matthew Hendricks
Fergus Falls, MN

Jessica Knutson ‘98
Fergus Falls, MN

Dave Lindgren
Fergus Falls, MN

Lisa Malmstrom
Battle Lake, MN

Andrew Miller
Fergus Falls, MN

Paul Quam '93
Battle Lake, MN

Donavan Rogness '01
Fergus Falls, MN